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reply posted on 22-4-2012 @ 08:06 AM by Majic
reply to post by blupblup


If you have a taste for poorly-crafted lunacy, then you missed out.

Alas for those who think it's okay to use ATS as a platform for attacking our members, staff and the site itself.

They will have to do that without our help.



reply posted on 22-4-2012 @ 09:04 AM by blupblup
reply to post by Majic





Hey..!! That's my fav kind of lunacy... how'd you guess


But seriously... just idiots pissed off then I guess?


Meh... didn't miss much then

Cheers mate


reply posted on 29-4-2012 @ 04:58 AM by Phantom traveller
reply to post by 12m8keall2c




Civility & Decorum aint exactly rocket science.

Don't be surprised if some people in here might find rocket science easier to understand than civility & decorum.


reply posted on 29-4-2012 @ 05:58 AM by tracehd1
reply to post by SkepticOverlord



Wow....!!!! Well said...respectfully said ....factually said....

However....paragraph 2....
Line 3.287 of the second line involving segment 2-34- and 8....

Someone...( from the GoVernment...) paid you in eurospanishAmerican dollars to put that period in after the comma...didn't they?

Just admit it so that we can get on w/ it.....(smiles)

I really did love your post. Very well said....you actually said it like you own the place...but yea know....that's another conspiracy....ha!~ S&F


reply posted on 29-4-2012 @ 09:57 AM by Majic
reply to post by tracehd1


Something about your post reminds me of the infamous Rules of the Internet.*

Come to think of it, just about every one of them has probably been invoked at some point in this thread.




* I would link to them, but they are rife with obscenities, so I'll leave it to Google.



reply posted on 3-5-2012 @ 01:33 AM by SecretFace
Another thread closed...

www.abovetopsecret.com...

You people can go on about terms of conditions etc etc but the whole point is how can a site of this nature be so censored? Here is what I posted as a new thread, until it was closed and I was directed here....


One thing that has come to my mind since joining this site, is how heavily moderated it is. How posts can get deleted for no reason, threads closed at "moderator's discretion" and how the extensive forum rules not only prohibit freedom of speech and to voice one's opinion but they are borderline fascist.

I've never quite understood how a site that seeks the truth and freedom of the individual, can be so heavily moderated and strict in enforcing such rules.

Is there something I don't know? Has their been some form of court order brought against ATS where by in order for the site to remain it must adhere to excessive moderation policies? It just does not make sense to me. I have been posting on forums since roughly late 90's and I have never experienced anything like this site.

So I thought, may be this ATS site is a place to set up for easy monitoring of people who could be considered a threat. Home grown threats, the kind that do have extreme anti-establishment ideological view points that may indicate a potential threat, especially in America where access to firearms is of greater ease. It would also make perfect sense from an operational view point, why have operatives searching high and low when it can just come to this place? Also, by setting it up themselves, they have a greater access to people's information, IP addresses, personal info.

I don't agree with certain users on here all the time, but I certainly would never want them to be prohibited in airing their views. Freedom of speech is the most basic right a Human can have, if I take offence to something being said then that is my problem, not the person that has said what is on his/her mind. To encourage debate is to encourage an objective mind, a wider perspective and to accumalate knowledge, even if we don't agree with what is being said, sometimes we have to admit that if we have no counter argument, may be our view point is wrong.

May be ATS is just one of those places that has strict rules, but to me, you either stand for freedom of speech or you are against it and ATS cannot stand for it with such harsh moderation of posts and threads, which makes me question why ATS wants to be the main hub for what could be seen as predominately the anti-establishment crowd? May be I am way off here, but I hope some of you can see my point of view or at least explain to me what the deal is here.


reply posted on 3-5-2012 @ 01:43 AM by SecretFace
Originally posted by ronishia
Originally posted by Schrödinger
Funny to see how the staff, hides behind the TOS, when criticism is being raised
Fact remains: they are biased, and not denying ignorance!

MODERATE THIS ......


One has to wonder and ponder, alot of people could interpret this post as being ignorant and people like you that lay waste to such claims, one could also say that you my friend are biased in your thoughts and approaches.

People interpret things differently, its how it is. Many people have a natural inkling to rage against the machine no matter the how nor why.

this site is privately owned and lets face it rely's on revenue to keep it going, every site has t&c's and everyone agrees to them on sign up, i think if people are going to complain about their harshness and such they really need to actually read them before clicking the i agree button. and as iv said before, dont like them? then leave. This isnt a prison camp and the staff aint ur warders, they are here to enforce the rules and keep things civil if they wernt we would end up with a site like the other that shall not be names....full of whack jobs and weirdos.......oh wait


This is true, but I've never come across T&C's that seem to be borderline fascist, or at least this is how they are enforced. Watch you P's and Q's and you're tone under the guise of civility seems odd on a site of this nature, especially when such issues are somewhat subjective and down to the opinion of the moderator(s). You're right if I or if anyone else have an issue with this, then we're all free to leave. However, it doesn't explain why this site is like how it is, when I have been on countless forums that are nowhere near as strict. What makes me laugh is one of them was a Met Police forum!


reply posted on 4-5-2012 @ 04:18 AM by Phantom traveller
reply to post by SecretFace



SecretFace,
Before you go talk about the ATS agenda and freedom of speech,start wondering the agenda of some members that they like to promote hate,in any form.

Let me create(not really) a conspiracy here:
What if the people who derail threads are actually shills,so the thread gets closed and then members complain about the censorship?What if the people who make racist/hate comments are doing it just to destroy ATS?What if they break the T&C on purpose and not "in the heat of the moment"?

In the thread you complain that got closed there were many warning about playing nice from a Mod and as usually completely ignored:
www.abovetopsecret.com...
www.abovetopsecret.com...
www.abovetopsecret.com...
And the reason that the thread was closed
www.abovetopsecret.com...
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@ Mods:I propose a casual weekend.
For a weekend stop moderating threads and then on Monday post on a thread all the complaints from the members.It will be an experiment to show how ATS will turn into chaos if everyone is free to "speak their minds" and how it would be without the TC.


reply posted on 4-5-2012 @ 09:59 AM by SonoftheSun
reply to post by SkepticOverlord




I've never quite understood how so many people who profess to be so deeply invested in seeking truth and individual freedom (among other important ATS-worthy topics) are unable to do so within relatively simple confines of civility and decorum.



As 12m8keall2c so elegantly stated...



Civility & Decorum aint exactly rocket science.



But for some people, let us not forget, rocket science isn't exactly rocket science either...


3...2...1...ooops...




Live and learn, I guess...
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